Final on the 2019 Big Rig Group build!

AMT's White Freightliner!
The first completion of this years theme build "Universal Construction Company"!

[@chrish.8241]

I will be starting this kit soon, thanks for the tips and inspiration.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thank you Chris! Enjoy the build!

[@markbickelhaupt4414]

BG, I too like the modeling the Universal Construction Fleet. The COE Freightliner equipment toter is a great one! The Freuhauf flat bed trailer behind it would fit it well. Spike's got to haul all the concrete drain pipe, somehow!! Looks great👍👍👍!

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Hi Mark! Thanks bud! One of my favorite build categories 😀! Great idea for a sequel for the rig build!! 😁

[@dandinel6785]

Looks fantastic

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thank you!!

[@wallyfronzaglio372]

I'm impressed on how you got the cab lined up straight

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thank you very much! Did you have any issues with your build?

[@wallyfronzaglio372]

@@BGsModelWorkshop I built mine back in the 70s when it was first released and I remember the cab didn't want to sit right on the frame and I had to get creative with the front axle

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

@@wallyfronzaglio372 ah ha! So it wasn't just my issue of the kit then.

[@wallyfronzaglio372]

@@BGsModelWorkshop not at all it was that bad 45 years ago you made it look like the real thing

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

@@wallyfronzaglio372 wow!! Thank you so much for says Wally!! I appreciate that very much!!

[@wudbcarmodeller2713]

The rig looks much like many trucks I have seen on our highways. The weathering is typical, and needs nothing further to make it convincing. Obviously built by someone with considerable experience. Nice work Bryan.

[@cdpgbc-mw2kz]

Canadian viewer. Well done build. Thanks for sharing.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Howdy! Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@ericverpeten8503]

Looks awesome

[@mr.dositmodelcarbuilder9565]

great job on it. the front axle looks good. in line. some times you just have to over master the problem. well done, my friend. thanks for sharing. till next time. god bless.

[@mr.dositmodelcarbuilder9565]

your well come .take care.

[@ModelCarHobbyist]

Great job. I just bought the 75th year Commemorative edition that I will be going through on my channel soon.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Awesome Jimmy, I subbed you a few days ago!

[@ModelCarHobbyist]

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

[@MuttModeler]

Excellent work Bryan. Looks spot on and I think Spike would approve as well.

[@robsmodeladdiction692]

Fantastic finish on the big rig group build Bryan. They can be challenging but you did great.

[@bkmodelcars]

Turned out great nice job looks authentic. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍

[@rickzinck9326]

Nice looking truck Bryan. I like the weathering that you did.

[@MrModelworx]

Looks fantastic mate, looks so much better for fixing that front axle issue, I've known about that problem.

[@lunaview6]

The wheels and tires look great, very nice build.

[@bigeddie1231]

awesome build turned out super and like the weathering

[@kerryadams8922]

Looks absolutely great will have to get some weathering product from Tamia it turned out fantastic not sure I would have the patience you had with the that kit! THANKS

[@hangingwithmrgseeds]

awesome build BG !

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thank you!! I subbed your channel earlier today. Good stuff man!

[@TrueNorthModels]

Great looking build Bryan, good luck with the rest of the kits. Cheers

[@fubarmodelyard1392]

Great job Bryan. Especially on fixing the issues with the kit. Either all black lines or black electrical and red and blue air lines. All black I'd leave em straight, red n blue curled. Might have been fun to build but they ain't fun to drive

[@Treeline9171]

That looks really great, Bryan! You did an amazing job in spite of the problems with the kit. - Jeff

[@bigcharliesmodelgarage296]

Looks great Bryan. Semi trucks l think are one of the hardest models to build especially the mirrors. Great job.

[@njcivicwagon1]

Despite all the mishaps. You did a very nice job with the rig Bryan. The kit tested your patience but you takled the task very well and it looks so good. Those AMT truck kit scare the crap out of me when I see them on the shelves at hobby lobby. lol

[@MadGeniusProductions_MGP]

Man, I love how you add stories to go with your builds lol. Spike has a nice looking Rig there. Great work as always and the weathering is perfect

[@Stevesscaleworkz4504]

That turned out great Bryan!! I couldn't stop grinnin about the story of Spike, lol. You did an awesome job of gettin that all straightened out 👍 Amazing what an NNL show can do for stress relief, lol. ;)

[@206joesscalegarage5]

Great work Bryan! The rig looks awesome !

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

Looks good Brian. I never seem to be able to find these group builds until after they are finished. .... usually many years after.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thank you! I have heard that as well. With so many channels hosting builds, it can be difficult keeping up on them. Sadly, I do know this year there won't be a big rig build.

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

@@BGsModelWorkshop I might enter the build at Keith's Models and RC's channel. He's doing GT 3 cars. Might be interesting.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage oh wow! I forgot Keith was doing that! I hope you do build for it! Love to see what you come with. I'll probably have to pass. I am swamped at the bench already. 😞

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

@@BGsModelWorkshop I know what you mean! the kids here at the shop also want me to build Warhammer models. ... ok... I need to build new Warhammer models to beat their stuff. :D

[@cogrinwis6047]

You did an great job on the rig

[@josepenate7367]

Beautiful build.

[@tomsscalegarage1972]

Awesome result on an bad kit. Love how it turned out.

[@gi_mechanicsscalemodeling]

Nice looking Freightshaker like how you improved the stacks aluminum tube, added the cat walk nice touches. Ill keep an eye out for a Big Rig group build, Id like to get in on one of those.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thanks my friend, much appreciated!! Should be one again in 2021!! Are you subbed to Jeff's Model garage? He host's the group build.

[@gi_mechanicsscalemodeling]

@@BGsModelWorkshop Nope not yet but I will be.

[@thecaptain2521]

SAAWEEET!! Really nice Bryan!! So a vacation with every AMT kit LOL sounds great!!!

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Lol, i swear it helps!!

[@wwkdiecastmore5647]

The rig looks great, nice build!...Bill

[@cfbush2000]

Nice job! Tell Spike to keep on trucking. 😎

[@brandoshobbies5353]

Looks great man I bet your glad to have this on done lol . Great work 👍🏻👍🏻

[@ronstewart9792]

Looks awesome Bryan, congrats on being done. I have a long way to go on mine. LOL Ron

[@doozersmodels3193]

Looks good ... sounds like you had your share of improvising on this one... perseverance pays off again

[@ramblers69]

Great job on a tough kit, :) 😎 👍 👍✌️

[@NYSMODELING]

Awesome Bryan! That turned out amazing great job!! :)

[@Davelazenby]

Looks fantastic!! I can't wait to build Goliath for the Knight Rider Dio! Great job on fixing the axel

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thanks mate, i was really getting a "Goliath" vibe off this kit while building it!!

[@Davelazenby]

@@BGsModelWorkshop it is very similar to it!

[@jjhistoricalmodels]

very good job, I love the details. Regards my friend

[@samuelvasquez8170]

Great build

[@ToddHLHG]

Very nice job on this build my friend!

[@juanespinoza3688]

I have a model kit that I bought from Hobby Lobby two years ago in storage and still haven't built the truck model yet!!!

[@jeanmarcgalzy7747]

Bonjour mon ami Bryan félicitations de FRANCE 👍🇫🇷 Hello my friend Bryan thanks for sharings 👍great update I understand a little 😀🙄 I love your Truck model because you know I am trucker roads in French 😀 🤔 Today I am retired 2019 😉😂 Congrats buddy Bryan I like your job of yellow paintings💪sorry for my English 😏🇺🇲🇺🇲🤝🇫🇷🇫🇷

[@gearhead762]

looks good...nice job!

[@jeffhaty5715]

Looks great

[@ericverpeten4249]

awesome

[@davidchin350]

Those are aggressive looking sidewalls on those tires. Bryan is this the model many complain about the seam running down the cab when you extend it from a day cab. Nice build.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Yes it is David! The seem is very hard to match up and requires a lot of sanding. The raised rivet detail makes that even more difficult if you don't want to remove them.

[@jimsmodelcargarage3196]

Great looking build Bryan, awesome job buddy. k.u.t.g.w.

[@chuckymonster1000]

Looks great hope to see it at desert scale classic take care

[@MrBMBuilder]

For a kit that I am guessing is pretty old ( not a truck guy) as soon as I saw your build I thought "Wow" The Tamiya weathering on tires is fantastic

[@Jeffsmodelgarage]

Looks awesome bryan well done another great lookin rig thanks for joining and send me a couple pics please me and Thomas thank you for joining

[@Red-rl1xx]

Good job!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

For a tough to build kit you did a good job Bryan! I'm looking forward to doing the Big Rig Group Build in 2021. Are you ever going to build the Day Cab version of that truck?

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thanks Tim, I'm not sure, I have one rig kit left in the stash. The Diamond Rio which is slated for next years build. After that, not sure....

[@stevenwalker1883]

I have found coffee lightly brushed onto items makes a convincing rust , tamiya must have based the globe liner on the freightliner , maybe the Pete's too. How about a 1/14 freightliner ?

[@kenswonger4738]

just wondering which do you like better.the older semi truck's.with metal axles or the newer semi's with just plastic rear axles .their harder to put wheels on.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Hi Ken, I think I prefer the older version with metal axles. They can be a little finicky to assembly also, but I like that the metal axle won't sag if I decide to add a trailer..

[@Daleshobbies612]

Great build. I am building this model right now and you said that a gary g has a tutorial over the front axle. I have looked everywhere for that and I can’t find the video. Could you send me a link to that video? Thanks.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Thanks for watching. I'll search it out. Been a while since I uploaded this one.😊

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Ok, so the video I said Gary has at 'Car dreams in styrene" is how to set up a jig for wheel alignment. Not how to work on the front axle of this particular truck.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Wheel alignment video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5mkh5p4aZx9mbs

[@juniorfenelon5251]

Can the cab be raised with this model or glued in place?

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

The cab can be raised. But the bumper is in the way and the hinged are extremely delicate

[@juniorfenelon5251]

@@BGsModelWorkshop Nothing beats a youtuber that answers his fans comments. Keep up the great work buddy. I love your channel.

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Very welcome! And thank you so much for the kind comment!

[@chris-jw4sx]

what does being here in 1970 got to do with anything

[@Thunderchicken69]

Reason for the 1970 plate is because that kit was released in 1970, and White Freightliner doesn’t even exist anymore, White and Freightliner merged, then split, then White merged with Western Star and then split, then in the 90’s they merged with GMC and then went bankrupt, Freightliner is still around and has become a laughing stock in my opinion, they don’t make any good looking trucks now.

[@conservativecitizen5288]

Orientation of the drive axles / shafts and the placement of parts is AWFUL in AMT's instruction sheets.... AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL instructions..... I'm doing a Peterbilt 359 and the internet has been more help than anything on the instruction sheet.... yeah, you have to tweak some stuff on all of this series, that's expected... but a simple redo of the instructions would improve them 100 percent

[@BGsModelWorkshop]

Fully agreed man!! Next one I build, I'm just I'm just chucking the instructions and building blind!! 😎😊

[@ericverpeten4249]

awesome